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The investment objective of the Fund is to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the S&P 500 GBP Hedged Index, the Fund’s benchmark index. The Index provides a return on the S&P 500, which measures the performance of large-cap stocks in the US market. Stocks are included in the Index based on a free-float market capitalisation-weighted basis. The Index also uses one-month foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge each non-Sterling currency in the Index back to Sterling. The Fund is passively managed and aims to invest in the stocks that make up the S&P 500, as well as foreign exchange forward contracts that track the Index’s hedging methodology. The Fund intends to replicate the Index by holding the stocks that make up the Index in similar proportions to it. The Fund may use financial derivative instruments to produce a similar return to the Index and may engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to generate additional income. The Fund’s base currency is Sterling and shares are accumulating.
View fundThe investment objective of the Fund is to generate income and capital growth with lower volatility than Developed Market stocks. The Fund is actively managed and, in normal market conditions, invests at least 80% of its total assets in stocks and stock-related instruments, including call options, futures and swaps, of large- and mid-capitalisation stocks in Developed Markets. The Fund uses quantitative models to select stocks systematically and may sell call options and buy futures on Developed Market large- and mid-capitalisation indices to generate income. The Fund follows the Fund’s ESG Policy and may use financial derivative instruments to achieve its investment objective, reduce risk, reduce investment costs and generate additional income. The investment manager may consider the MSCI World Index when constructing the portfolio and for risk management purposes, but is not bound by the components or weightings of the Index. The Fund may invest in securities outside the Index and its holdings are expected to deviate materially from the Index. Distributions are paid monthly.
View fundKey takeaways
These funds track different benchmarks: £WINC follows the MSCI World Index, covering around 1,500 companies across 23 developed countries, while £IGUS follows the S&P 500, covering 500 of the largest listed US companies. They also differ in annual charges (£WINC: 0.35%; £IGUS: 0.2%), distribution policy (£WINC pays dividends to shareholders; £IGUS reinvests them), and fund size (£IGUS is larger). Both are managed by BlackRock, trade on the London Stock Exchange, and have GBP share currency.
Fund highlights
Fund name | iShares S&P 500 GBP Hedged | iShares World Equity High Income Active |
|---|---|---|
GBP | GBP | |
GBP | USD | |
| Accumulating | Distributing | |
Fund size | £1.2B | £519M |
| 1.02 | - | |
Last price | £178.92 | £4.45 |
| 0.20% | 0.35% | |
Fund manager | BlackRock | BlackRock |
Benchmark | S&P 500 | MSCI World Index |
Risk | ||
Ticker | £IGUS | £WINC |
Primary listing | LSE | LSE |
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Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.
Performance
CumulativeRolling yearsLump sum investment
Sector exposure
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£IGUS
£WINC
Top holdings
NVIDIA
8.23%
Apple
7.28%
Microsoft
5.89%
Amazon
3.82%
Alphabet Class A
3.06%
Broadcom
2.55%
Alphabet Class C
2.45%
Meta
2.35%
Micron Technology
1.72%
Other
62.65%
Cash Collateral Usd Mlift
7.76%
NVIDIA
5.08%
Apple
4.28%
Blk Ics Us Treas Agency Dis
3.97%
Microsoft
3.54%
Amazon
1.64%
Alphabet Class A
1.64%
Alphabet Class C
1.55%
Broadcom
1.38%
Other
69.16%
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